Housing: Low Incomes

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 8 May 2009,  Official Report, columns 447-48W on housing: low incomes, what the average percentage equity stake purchased by a buyer has been in each year in which each of the schemes has been operational.

Ian Austin: The following table shows the initial average percentage equity stake purchased by a buyer in each year since each scheme has been operational.
	
		
			  Percentage 
			  Product  2006-07  2007-08  2008-09 
			 Social HomeBuy 85 89 84 
			 Open Market HomeBuy 78 85 68 
			 MyChoice HomeBuy n/a n/a 65 
			 Own Home n/a n/a 65 
			 First Time Buyers Initiative 53 53 56 
			  Source:   Homes and Communities Agency's Information Management System.

Non-domestic Rates

Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which were the groups described as representing ratepayers who expect significant rises in their rate bills and who are pressing for a five-year scheme on page 15 of the document NNDR Transitional Arrangements: Consultation, published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in August 2004; and if he will make a statement.

Rosie Winterton: A full list of those consulted is at Annex B to the Consultation document published in August 2004. A total of 66 responses were received. 41 responded in favour of a four-year transitional scheme. Nine respondents favoured a five-year transitional scheme. These are as follows:
	British Chamber of Commerce;
	Broadland District Council;
	Drax Power Station;
	(The) Energy Network;
	GVA Grimley;
	North Norfolk District Council;
	Rating Surveyors Association;
	South Holland District Council;
	Wychavon District Council.